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ORDINANCE NO. 3071-08 AN ORDINANCE relating to uniform requirements for users of the Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW) for the City of Everett, adding a new chapter to Everett Municipal Code Title 14, Water and Sewers, and repealing section 2.8 B. of Ordinance 2034-95 (EMC 14.40.120) as amended by Ordinance 2247-97, section 2 (EMC 14.40.120) which may be referred to as the"Grease Control Ordinance". WHEREAS, the City of Everett City Council deems it necessary to set forth uniform requirements for certain users of the POTW as identified herein in order to comply with all applicable State and Federal laws and regulations and prevent sanitary sewer and combined sewer overflows; and WHEREAS, the City's wastewater pretreatment regulations relating to dischargers of wastewater containing fats, oils and greases were last amended in 1997 and are no longer consistent with federal regulations; and WHEREAS, Washington State's Department of Ecology and the United States Environmental Protection Agency have reviewed and approved the requirements for dischargers of fats, oils and greases contained in this Ordinance; NOW, THEREFORE,THE CITY OF EVERETT DOES ORDAIN: SECTION 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS 1.1 Purpose and Policy This ordinance sets forth uniform requirements for Food Service Establishments (FSEs) and Non-FSE FOG Dischargers (NFDs), collectively Fats, Oils and Greases (FOG) dischargers, that discharge wastewater to the City of Everett Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW). The objectives of this ordinance are: A. To prevent the introduction of pollutants into the POTW by FOG dischargers that will interfere with the operation of the POTW; B. To prevent the introduction of pollutants into the POTW by FOG dischargers that will cause Combined Sewer Overflows (CSOs) or Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSOs); C. To protect the environment from pollution caused by CSOs and SSOs; 1